Cypress Lake High School senior Kristen Noble started singing as early as she can remember. By the age of 9 she was taking vocal lessons. Now, as she’s about to graduate, it’s paid off.
Kristen was just honored with a CARA (Contemporary Acapella
Recording Award) award from the Contemporary A Cappella Society for Best Original Song by a Scholastic Group. She wrote the song “Losing Game” from the
album Stuck in Your Head by TAG, The
A Cappella Group at Cypress Lake High School. The CARA is the a cappella community’s
version of the Grammy award and honors a cappella groups from across the
globe.
“Hearing my name called as the winner was such a wonderful
moment” Kristen says. “In an industry where it is imperative to believe in your
own work, it is very encouraging to have this kind of validation! It was
surreal to witness the fulfillment of what I hoped would happen.”
Kristen wrote the song in 2021 when she was feeling
heartbroken and used the lyrics as an outlet to cope with her emotions. It took her two days to write, and a couple
of months later she recorded her own version. She then brought the song to TAG
to record on their latest album.
“I try to make my songs specific yet universal,” Kristen
says. “I hope that people who relate to ‘Losing Game’ find it cathartic to hear
their experiences written about.”
TAG is celebrating it’s 20th year at Cypress Lake
High School and is one of the most decorated and recognized high school groups
in the world. Kristen’s CARA is TAG’s 12th Contemporary A Capella
Society award, tying them for the most of any high school group. They’ve had
more than 50 nominations, the most of any high school or college group in the
world. Stuck in their Mind, released
in 2022, was the group’s 15th album. Alumni include Casey Bishop who
made it the semifinals on American Idol and Ryleigh Plank who made it into the
Live Playoffs on The Voice.
“TAG is special,” Kristen says, “because it requires an
advanced level of musicianship and collaboration for its students.”
Kristen is graduating in May and headed to Belmont
University in Nashville to study songwriting. She hopes to continue releasing
her own music and writing for other artists in Nashville and beyond.
“Losing Game” is available on YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bApd89hoCQs
and for download on all music streaming platforms.